MY BRILLIANT CAREER - Musical Theatre
Wed, 13 May
|Merrigong Theatre Company
Hailed as a ‘funny, feminist triumph’ (The Guardian) the joyous My Brilliant Career now embarks on a limited, exclusive Australian tour. Ready to blow Wollongong away, it’s a big-hearted musical for all who dream of a bigger, more brilliant life.
Time & Location
13 May 2026, 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Merrigong Theatre Company, 32 Burelli St, Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia
About The Event
TIX $70
“This show is the Holy Grail of Australian musical theatre.” - The Sydney Morning Herald
A new musical based on the novel by Miles FranklinBook by Sheridan Harbridge & Dean BryantMusic by Mathew FrankLyrics by Dean BryantDirected by Anne-Louise Sarks
Hailed as a ‘funny, feminist triumph’ (The Guardian) and earning multiple five-star reviews for its sold-out premiere season in Melbourne, the joyous My Brilliant Career now embarks on a limited, exclusive Australian tour. Ready to blow Wollongong away, it’s a big-hearted musical for all who dream of a bigger, more brilliant life.
Set in the sweeping landscapes of 1890s Australia, this electric reimagining transforms Miles Franklin’s literary heroine into a singer-songwriter for this very moment. Unapologetically ambitious, Sybylla Melvyn is wholly uninterested in the future society expects of her. Instead, she marches to the beat of her own drum, challenging class, gender and family to find her own…